Ontario budget to be tabled March 26
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The Ontario government will table its latest budget on March 26, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said Tuesday.
“The choice ahead is clear. We will protect our economy, strengthen competitiveness and invest in the sectors that define the future, from AI and advanced manufacturing to clean energy, life sciences, critical minerals and beyond,” Bethlenfalvy told the Empire Club of Canada in a speech in which he unveiled the date.
MPPs have been on break from the legislature since December and are set to return to Queen’s Park on March 23.
The budget will be the second one the government has tabled since winning a third mandate in a winter election last year that was defined by U.S. tariff threats.
The trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump has continued to shape a difficult economic reality for the province, with sluggish GDP projected.
However Premier Doug Ford promised Tuesday the budget will not include any cuts to health care.
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